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Pros

It requires an fcc gmrs license which is purchased on fcc site for $70. If you have a business, this is the radio you need to buy.



Cons

The rt 29 vhf version is a waste of money plus the default frequencies are in the business band not the ham band which makes it completely impossible to use. I am upset that many of these chinese radios flooding the us market claim to be waterproof bu...  Read More

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Quality


The radio feels solid and well built.


Good radios works great sounds clear range not bad at all battery last over 8 hours which is a good thing in case we have long ...  Read More


I have used it every day since receiving it and it has been problem free.


You need to be a certified ham radio operator to transmit on any of the channels.

Price


These retevis radios are great for the price and i heartily recommend them.


It requires an fcc gmrs license which is purchased on fcc site for $70 for no limit to radios within your family.


The fcc can fine you up to $10,000 for just pressing the ptt button.


For the price of this radio it is worth a try.

Shipping


It passed the test with flying colors, but then, retevis sent him the radios gratis, so it's not likely to send out radios that...  Read More


The battery arrived and appeared to have been used.


I contacted angela in customer support via email and she sent a replacement battery which arrived in about 72 hours.

Competitiveness


This model is comparable to radios that cost three and four times as much as the retevis rt29.


There is a huge/big difference between gmrs and ham licenses.


It uses the same as the ailunce hd1 battery.

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    radio, great, good, waterproof and clear.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 38.5% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 98 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 13 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not many radios this good for this price


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There is a reason this radio is amazons pick


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This model is comparable to radios that cost three and four times as much as the retevis rt29


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If you have a business this is the radio you need to buy


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    As other have debated this radio is classified as an fcc part 97 radio which is regulated for ha ham amateur use bands


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is not an fcc part 95 accepted radio approved for prs frs gmrs or any other band outside of part 97


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Yes it can be programmed to transmit and receive on part 95 frequencies but that doesnt make it 34legal34 to do so


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Be aware that is this is a ham radio

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